Clinger-Cohen Act

A Senate-inspired bill seeks to redo federal procurement

The AGILE Procurement Act in the Senate intends to make it easier for the government to buy commercial goods and services.

Contracting

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FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a sign stands outside the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington. A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Labor makes the case that its CIO reporting structure works despite the IG’s doubts

Reporter's Notebook

The underlying process for GWACs hasn’t changed since 1994; ADI says it’s time

Acquisition

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Rep. William Clinger was a giant in federal IT acquisition

Tom Temin Commentary

County of Santa Clara/Eric Vance

Ann Dunkin, former CIO of the Environmental Protection Agency and Santa Clara County, California.

Ann Dunkin: From schools to EPA to county gov’t

Ask the CIO: SLED

Jason Miller, Federal News Network

GSA@70: 32-year GSA telecom veteran marvels at the progress through the years

Acquisition

Fixing federal IT requires changing acquisition, funding approaches

Ask the CIO

IT modernization, CIO authorities and other nuggets from the 2019 funding bill

Reporter's Notebook

Paul Brubaker is the deputy CIO for VA's Account Management Office.

Don’t exempt DoD from the Clinger-Cohen Act, modernize federal IT management instead

Reporter's Notebook

5 ‘bold’ recommendations to improve DoD acquisition

Acquisition

Federal News Network’s Ask the CIO: SLED Edition debuts

Ask the CIO: SLED

Executive order aims to breathe life into stagnant CIO authorities

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday in an effort to build institutional capabilities to drive IT modernization.

CIO News

Digging deeper into FITARA

Clark Campbell, vice president of Public Sector at BDNA, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how how his company can help federal agencies achieve the goals…

Federal Tech Talk

3 ways to spark innovation in government

Technology

How long are we going to let outdated practices, inefficient processes and unequipped leadership disarm real innovation? asks Paul Brubaker, a former Defense Department official, in a new commentary.